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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  South Dakota tribe faces deadline, $4.9 million price to block development near Wounded Knee massacre site

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Supreme Court is trying to sort out a wrenching adoption case involving a Native American child, a biological father who first renounced any interest in her and adoptive parents who were eventually ordered to hand her over to the father.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Maine Attorney General Janet Mills says the state is joining South Carolina and other states in defending the federal Indian Child Welfare Act in a case going before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Camden Sen. Vincent Sheheen is touring the state to promote his book that lays out his ideas for improving South Carolina.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  South Carolina and federal officials are holding a big stash of counterfeit prescription drugs seized at a Columbia warehouse as they try to remove pills that can be useless or dangerous.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Planned 'traditional' prom barring gays raises questions about tolerance in small Indiana city

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The South Carolina Army National Guard agricultural team in Afghanistan has built teaching centers and reached out to help more than 300 farmers during its yearlong deployment.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  The decision, if approved by the Boy Scouts of America to allow openly gay leaders and scouts will be made on the local level, not national.  Indian Waters Scout Executive Doug Stone expains were and how decisions for local groups are made.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The U.S. Supreme Court could be looking to invalidate a long-standing federal policy governing the adoption of Native American children.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she thinks the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., would be proud of the progress South Carolina has made.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Go ahead and cancel that tropical vacation you've been dreaming about, and skip the snacks at the theater concession stand. You wont be interested in either as you sit through The Impossible.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  The story of a boy who survives the unthinkable could be a personal reflection of your interpretation of God. That's pretty heavy for a film that, at first glance, looks like a cartoon.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Supreme Court will review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple's adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Authorities say a con man wanted on fraud charges in Indiana has been hiding out in the Charleston area.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  A 4.3 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Kentucky Saturday.